Improvement in oil-cans



0. s. s. BARON&,0. H. TALLMAN.

Oil-Can.

Patented Jan. 15,1878.

m w I. m

- an ordinary half-gallon can.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. S. BARON AND CHARLES H. TALLMAN, OF BELLAIRE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN OIL-CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 199,252, dated January15, 1878; application filed December 20, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, CHARLES S. S. BARON andCHARLES H. TALLMAN, of Bellaire, in the county of Belmont and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans andwe do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

In a patent bearing even date herewith We have fully described and shownan oil-can consisting of a glass oil-holder, a metallic fixed sealedcover, and a metallic fixed base.

The object of the invention hereinafter described is to improve theoilcan so patented to us.

Our improvement relates to the means for carrying the can, and moreespecially the largersized cans, where the weight of oil is greater.

In our said patent the carrying-bail is connected with ears on the fixedmetallic cover, which cover is secured to the glass holder, and sealedtherewith. In such construction the weight of the can is borne by saidcover which might not possibly be sufiicient to withstand the Weight ofa heavy can, though ample for Instead, therefore, of attaching thecarrying-bail to cars of the metallic cover, we use connecting-wires,fixed securely in the metallic base of the glass oil-holder, and risingabove said cover, and terminating in eyes, to which the bail isattached. We also secure or solder these connectin g-wires to the cover,as a permanent connection, and to prevent twisting or shifting. So,also, more than two wires may be used, having no relation to the bailbeyond the general relation of their fimction of securing both cover andbase together, for carrying purposes, and relieving their sealed orcemented connections with the glass holder of all strain.

The drawings show a perspective and a sectional view of an oil-canembracing our invention, wherein A represents the glass oil-holder,which has a neck, a, to which a thin metallic band fits closely, and issecured and sealed in any suitable way, preferably as described in ourpatent. A closely-fitting cap-cover, B, is

placed over this, and soldered or otherwise seing-wires, E E, in anyapproved mechanical manner, to withstand strain andweight. These wiresrise upon the sides of the glass holder, hugging it closely, bend overthe shoulder of the neck, are soldered or otherwise fastened to the rimC of the metallic fixed and sealed cover, and terminate in eyes 6 e, towhich the bail g is attached. For additional security, more than twowires E may be used, secured in like manner to those described, butwithout the eyes 0, as their function in such case is only to strengthenthe connection between the base and cover, and relieve the cover-unionwith the glass holder of any strain.

We claim- 1. In an oil-can having a glass oil-holder, a metallic fixedsealed cover, and a metallic base, the wires E E, for connecting baseand cover, substantially as described.

2. In an oil-can having a glass oil-holder, a I

CHARLES S. S. BARON. CHARLES H. TALLMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES C. TALLMAN,

A. GRAFTON.

